Donald Trump and Elon Musk are both losing their ugly public fight, poll shows

If U.S. adults had to pick a side in the ongoing fight between President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, they would not side with Trump.

They also would not side with the world’s richest man, according to a YouGov poll conducted Thursday, the day the fight erupted.

Asked who they would choose if they had to pick a side, 52% of respondents said they would neither choose Trump nor Musk.

However, the president had a more than 3-to-1 advantage against Musk among those who did pick a side.

The president was the pick of 28% of respondents while 8% chose Musk.

Another 11% said they were not sure who to pick.

The feud reached a fever pitch on Thursday when Musk, who vehemently opposes Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” claimed the president would not have been elected in 2024 had it not been for Musk’s nearly $300 million in donations benefitting Trump’s campaign.

Trump then threatened to sever Musk’s companies’ lucrative contracts with the government.

Musk accused Trump of being in the Epstein Files, the documents that allegedly detail notorious sex trafficker and sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and associates.

The late financier’s attorney claimed his former client provided no information that would implicate President Trump in any illegal activity.

In Thursday’s poll, Trump had an advantage over Musk with every segment of the population except one: Democrats.

Musk won over Democrats who chose a side in his fight with Trump, 11% to Trump’s 4%.

Still, 80% of Democrat said they choose neither man.

At 71%, Republicans strongly picked Trump. Musk was chosen by just 6% of respondents.

The YouGov poll surveyed 3,812 U.S. adults.